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Russia | Mandatory electronic document management in the transportation sector starting September 1, 2026. Electronic Waybills
Date and time
25.06.2026
15:00-16:15 MSK
Language
Russian
Admission
Free
Platform
MS Teams
Anna Ivchenko
- Deputy director of the department of accounting services
Mandatory electronic document management in transport from September 1, 2026. Requirements for carriers and forwarders, implementation procedures and legal consequences
- List of mandatory electronic documents (bill of lading, waybill, work order);
- Legal force of electronic documents and conditions for recognizing paper copies;
- Functions of carrier, forwarder, shipper, and EDM operator;
- Stages of creation, signing with an enhanced qualified electronic signature, and document transfer;
- Tax risks in case of errors in details or late signing;
- Selecting an EDM operator based on compatibility with counterparty systems;
- Amendments to transportation and forwarding contracts;
- Administrative and tax penalties for missing or incorrect paperwork.
Sergey Shabotinsky
- Project manager, business analyst
Implementation of electronic waybills (ETRN): features, stages, work options
- Ways to work with ETRN from different operators. What is the difference?
- Stages of ETRN implementation project;
- Scenarios for issuing ETRN for shippers, carriers, and consignees.
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